Biden’s Carbon Proposal is Unworkable, Power Sector Warns August 9, 2023 By Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici U.S. power plant owners warned the Biden administration on Tuesday that its sweeping plan to slash carbon emissions from the...
Markets/Coverages: W. R. Berkley Corporation Forms Berkley Specialty Excess June 1, 2023 W. R. Berkley Corporation said it has formed Berkley Specialty Excess to offer excess liability coverages in specialized markets, with...
EU Spat Over Nuclear Energy Escalates as Key Vote Is Delayed May 18, 2023 By John Ainger and Ewa Krukowska A key element of the European Union’s Green Deal package has been delayed after France, the bloc’s biggest supporter of...
Methane-Tracking Satellites Catch Polluters May 2, 2023 By Aaron Clark Think of them as speed cameras, but for methane. Just like roadside instruments used to identify drivers breaking traffic rules,...
$264M Offered for Gulf Oil Under Climate Compromise March 30, 2023 By Kevin McGill and Matthew Brown Oil companies offered a combined $264 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in a sale...
China Is ‘Big Threat’ to Energy Industry, Cybersecurity Official Says March 13, 2023 By Naureen S. Malik The US energy industry must shore up protection against cyberattacks from China, a more pressing concern than attacks from Russia...
Texas Anti-ESG Push Is Coming for Insurers and Pensions in New Bills March 6, 2023 By Shelly Hagan and Nic Querolo A Texas lawmaker is seeking to broaden the fight against ESG (environmental social governance) policies by imposing further limits on...
Exxon Broke Rules With Late Reporting of Methane Leak March 1, 2023 By Aaron Clark and Zachary Mider Exxon Mobil Corp. failed to initially report a release of the super-potent greenhouse gas methane in the Permian Basin that...
Texas Republicans, Financial Executives Spar Over Climate Actions December 16, 2022 By Ross Kerber Financial executives and Texas state senators clashed over company concerns for climate change at a hearing on Thursday, a rare...
Big Oil Does Little to Act On Climate Despite Vows December 12, 2022 By Timothy Gardner Major energy companies are not doing enough to prevent the worst effects of climate change despite public promises to fight...